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Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this winter storm warning at Feb 13, 2015, 3:18 PM EST for Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut; 5 counties in Rhode Island; 5 counties in Massachusetts. It took effect at Feb 14, 2015, 3:00 PM EST. It was in force for 24 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2015, 3:18 PM EST (20:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 14, 2015, 3:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2015, 2:42 PM EST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Counties Capitol Planning Region, CT, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 8:10 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Hopkinton, MA | SALT BARN ROOF COLLAPSE AT MASS DOT FACILITY. WALLS STANDING BUT COMPROMISED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 146 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1182 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 80 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
399 WWUS41 KBOX 132018 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 318 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS THIS WEEKEND AND HEAVY SNOW FARTHER INLAND... MAZ006-007-015-016-019-022-024-140430- /O.UPG.KBOX.BZ.A.0002.150215T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.150215T0000Z-150215T1600Z/ WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...BOSTON... QUINCY...PLYMOUTH...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...NANTUCKET 318 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 14 INCHES...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 INCHES ON THE OUTER CAPE AND NANTUCKET. SNOW DRIFTS OF SEVERAL FEET DEEP CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. * TIMING...SATURDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL WELL INTO SUNDAY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED IN SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 20. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ005-013-017-018-020-021-023-140430- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0007.150214T2000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.150215T0000Z-150215T1600Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- DUKES MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...VINEYARD HAVEN 318 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING MARTHAS VINEYARD. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 10 INCHES. SNOW DRIFTS UP TO A FEW FEET CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. * TIMING...SATURDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS....ESPECIALLY ALONG AND INSIDE ROUTE 128. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL WELL INTO SUNDAY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 20. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ014-140430- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0007.150214T2000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.150215T0000Z-150215T1600Z/ SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CAMBRIDGE 318 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 14 INCHES. SNOW DRIFTS OF SEVERAL FEET DEEP CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. * TIMING...SATURDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL WELL INTO SUNDAY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 20. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. && $$ CTZ004-MAZ004-012-026-RIZ001>007-140430- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0007.150214T2000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0007.150214T2000Z-150215T1600Z/ WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE... FITCHBURG...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT 318 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...RHODE ISLAND...NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. && $$ RIZ008-140430- /O.NEW.KBOX.WS.W.0007.150214T2000Z-150215T1600Z/ BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLOCK ISLAND 318 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. && $$ CTZ002-MAZ002-003-008>011-140430- /O.EXB.KBOX.WS.A.0007.150214T2000Z-150215T1600Z/ HARTFORD CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...CHARLEMONT... GREENFIELD...ORANGE...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST... NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD 318 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT AND MUCH OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. * TIMING...LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. && $$ CTZ003-140430- /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.A.0007.150214T2000Z-150215T1600Z/ TOLLAND CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION...VERNON 318 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. * TIMING...LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
10 follow-up statements
945 WWUS41 KBOX 140357 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1057 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS THIS WEEKEND AND HEAVY SNOW FARTHER INLAND... MAZ006-007-014>016-019-022-024-141200- /O.EXT.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.150215T0000Z-150215T1800Z/ WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA- NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE... BOSTON...QUINCY...PLYMOUTH...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 1057 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 14 INCHES...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 INCHES ON THE OUTER CAPE AND NANTUCKET. SNOW DRIFTS OF SEVERAL FEET DEEP CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. * TIMING...SATURDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL WELL INTO SUNDAY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED IN SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 20. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ005-013-017-018-020-021-023-141200- /O.EXT.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.150215T0000Z-150215T1800Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- DUKES MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...VINEYARD HAVEN 1057 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING MARTHAS VINEYARD. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 10 INCHES. SNOW DRIFTS UP TO A FEW FEET CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. * TIMING...SATURDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS....ESPECIALLY ALONG AND INSIDE ROUTE 128. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL WELL INTO SUNDAY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 20. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. && $$ CTZ004-MAZ004-012-026-RIZ001>008-141200- /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.W.0007.150214T2000Z-150215T1800Z/ WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE... FITCHBURG...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT... WESTERLY...NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1057 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SATURDAY TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. && $$ CTZ002-003-MAZ002-003-008>011-141200- /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.A.0007.150214T2000Z-150215T1800Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...CHESTERFIELD... BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD 1057 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT AND MUCH OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. * TIMING...LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
939 WWUS41 KBOX 140940 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 440 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS THIS WEEKEND AND HEAVY SNOW FARTHER INLAND... RIZ006>008-141745- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0007.150214T2000Z-150215T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.150215T0000Z-150216T0900Z/ WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 440 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...NEWPORT AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES...INCLUDING BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...MORE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL WELL INTO SUNDAY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITY. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS... ESPECIALLY THOSE TOWARD THE IMMEDIATE COASTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ006-007-014>016-019-141745- /O.NEW.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ /O.EXT.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.150215T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE... BOSTON...QUINCY...PLYMOUTH 440 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...MORE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL WELL INTO SUNDAY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 28 BELOW...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ005-013-017-018-141745- /O.NEW.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ /O.EXT.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.150215T0000Z-150216T0900Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...TAUNTON...BROCKTON 440 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING MARTHAS VINEYARD. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...MORE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS....ESPECIALLY ALONG AND INSIDE ROUTE 128. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL WELL INTO SUNDAY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 27 BELOW...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ CTZ002-003-MAZ010-011-141745- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0007.150214T2000Z-150215T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.WS.W.0007.150214T2000Z-150215T2100Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD 440 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT AND EASTERN HAMPSHIRE AND EASTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...MORE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 31 BELOW...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ002-003-008-009-141745- /O.UPG.KBOX.WS.A.0007.150214T2000Z-150215T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.WS.W.0007.150214T2000Z-150215T2100Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD 440 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 11 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...FRANKLIN COUNTY...AS WELL AS WESTERN HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...MORE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 38 BELOW...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. PLAN TO HAVE TRAVEL COMPLETED LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ CTZ004-MAZ012-026-RIZ001>004-141745- /O.NEW.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.W.0007.150214T2000Z-150216T0000Z/ WINDHAM CT-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...MILFORD... WORCESTER...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK 440 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...MORE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 29 BELOW...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ004-141745- /O.NEW.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.W.0007.150214T2000Z-150216T0000Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG 440 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 11 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...MORE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 34 BELOW...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ022-024-141745- /O.EXT.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.150215T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 440 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...MORE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL WELL INTO SUNDAY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ020-021-023-141745- /O.EXT.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.150215T0000Z-150216T0900Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-DUKES MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...VINEYARD HAVEN 440 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING MARTHAS VINEYARD. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...MORE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL WELL INTO SUNDAY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. && $$ RIZ005-141745- /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.W.0007.150214T2000Z-150216T0000Z/ BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BRISTOL 440 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...BRISTOL COUNTY RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...MORE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
602 WWUS41 KBOX 141207 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 707 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS THIS WEEKEND AND HEAVY SNOW FARTHER INLAND... MAZ006-007-014>016-019-142015- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.150215T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE... BOSTON...QUINCY...PLYMOUTH 707 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...MORE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL WELL INTO SUNDAY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 28 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ005-013-017-018-142015- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.150215T0000Z-150216T0900Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...TAUNTON...BROCKTON 707 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN-INTERIOR MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...MORE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS....ESPECIALLY ALONG AND INSIDE ROUTE 128. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL WELL INTO SUNDAY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 27 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ022-024-142015- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.150215T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 707 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...MORE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL WELL INTO SUNDAY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ020-021-023-RIZ006>008-142015- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.150215T0000Z-150216T0900Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-DUKES MA-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...VINEYARD HAVEN...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 707 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NEWPORT AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES...INCLUDING BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...MORE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL WELL INTO SUNDAY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITY. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS... ESPECIALLY THOSE TOWARD THE IMMEDIATE COASTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ CTZ004-MAZ012-026-RIZ001>004-142015- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.150214T2000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ WINDHAM CT-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...MILFORD... WORCESTER...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK 707 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...MORE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 29 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ004-142015- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.150214T2000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG 707 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...MORE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 34 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ CTZ002-003-MAZ010-011-142015- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.150214T2000Z-150215T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD 707 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT AND EASTERN HAMPSHIRE AND EASTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...MORE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 31 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ002-003-008-009-142015- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.150214T2000Z-150215T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD 707 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...FRANKLIN COUNTY...AS WELL AS WESTERN HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...MORE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 38 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ RIZ005-142015- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.150214T2000Z-150216T0000Z/ BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BRISTOL 707 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...BRISTOL COUNTY RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...MORE SNOW ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
692 WWUS41 KBOX 142134 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 434 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS SUNDAY MORNING... MAZ006-007-014>016-019-150545- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.150215T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE... BOSTON...QUINCY...PLYMOUTH 434 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...A LULL IN THE SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT...THEN HEAVIER SNOW WILL RETURN VERY LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SUNDAY MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SUNDAY MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ005-013-017-018-150545- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.150215T0000Z-150216T0900Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...TAUNTON...BROCKTON 434 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN-INTERIOR MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...A LULL IN THE SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT...THEN HEAVIER SNOW WILL RETURN VERY LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SUNDAY MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SUNDAY MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS....ESPECIALLY ALONG AND INSIDE ROUTE 128. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 26 BELOW SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ022-024-150545- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.150215T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 434 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...A LULL IN THE SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT...THEN HEAVIER SNOW WILL RETURN VERY LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SUNDAY MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SUNDAY MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND DAMAGING WINDS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ020-021-023-RIZ006>008-150545- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.150215T0000Z-150216T0900Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-DUKES MA-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...VINEYARD HAVEN...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 434 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NEWPORT AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES...INCLUDING BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...A LULL IN THE SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT...THEN HEAVIER SNOW WILL RETURN VERY LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SUNDAY MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SUNDAY MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS... ESPECIALLY THOSE TOWARD THE IMMEDIATE COASTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ CTZ004-MAZ012-026-RIZ001>004-150545- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ WINDHAM CT-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...MILFORD... WORCESTER...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK 434 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...A LULL IN THE SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT...THEN HEAVIER SNOW WILL RETURN VERY LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SUNDAY MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 30 BELOW SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ004-150545- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG 434 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...A LULL IN THE SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT...THEN HEAVIER SNOW WILL RETURN VERY LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SUNDAY MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 34 BELOW SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ CTZ002-003-MAZ010-011-150545- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150215T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD 434 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT AND EASTERN HAMPSHIRE AND EASTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...A LULL IN THE SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT...THEN A BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVIER SNOW WILL RETURN LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 31 BELOW SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ002-003-008-009-150545- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150215T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD 434 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...FRANKLIN COUNTY...AS WELL AS WESTERN HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...A LULL IN THE SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT...THEN A BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVIER SNOW WILL RETURN LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 38 BELOW SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ RIZ005-150545- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BRISTOL 434 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...BRISTOL COUNTY RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...A LULL IN THE SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT...THEN HEAVIER SNOW WILL RETURN VERY LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SUNDAY MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
954 WWUS41 KBOX 150524 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1224 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS RHODE ISLAND THIS MORNING... MAZ012-026-RIZ001>004-151330- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK 1224 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...A LULL IN THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...THEN HEAVIER SNOW WILL RETURN BEFORE SUNRISE BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SUNDAY MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 30 BELOW SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ004-151330- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG 1224 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...A LULL IN THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...THEN HEAVIER SNOW WILL RETURN BEFORE SUNRISE BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SUNDAY MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 35 BELOW SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ RIZ005-151330- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BRISTOL 1224 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...BRISTOL COUNTY RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS INCLUDING...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...A LULL IN THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...THEN HEAVIER SNOW WILL RETURN BEFORE SUNRISE BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SUNDAY MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ006-007-014>016-019-151330- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE... BOSTON...QUINCY...PLYMOUTH 1224 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...A LULL IN THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...THEN HEAVIER SNOW WILL RETURN BEFORE SUNRISE BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SUNDAY MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ005-013-017-018-151330- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0900Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...TAUNTON...BROCKTON 1224 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN-INTERIOR MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...A LULL IN THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...THEN HEAVIER SNOW WILL RETURN BEFORE SUNRISE BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SUNDAY MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 26 BELOW TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ022-024-151330- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 1224 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...A LULL IN THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...THEN HEAVIER SNOW WILL RETURN BEFORE SUNRISE BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SUNDAY MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ020-021-023-RIZ006>008-151330- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0900Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-DUKES MA-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...VINEYARD HAVEN...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 1224 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NEWPORT AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES...INCLUDING BLOCK ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...A LULL IN THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...THEN HEAVIER SNOW WILL RETURN BEFORE SUNRISE BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SUNDAY MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ CTZ004-151330- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ WINDHAM CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC 1224 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...THE LULL IN SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SNOW WILL RETURN AROUND SUNRISE BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 30 BELOW TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ CTZ002-003-MAZ010-011-151330- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150215T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD 1224 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT AND EASTERN HAMPSHIRE AND EASTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...THE LULL IN SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...WITH SOME SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO RETURN BY SUNRISE AND CONTINUE INTO MID DAY. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 31 BELOW TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ002-003-008-009-151330- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150215T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD 1224 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...FRANKLIN COUNTY...AS WELL AS WESTERN HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...THE LULL IN SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WITH SOME MORE LIGHT SNOWFALL POSSIBLE FROM SUNRISE THROUGH ABOUT MID DAY. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 38 BELOW LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. 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597 WWUS41 KBOX 150915 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 415 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS RHODE ISLAND THIS MORNING... MAZ006-007-014>016-019-151715- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE... BOSTON...QUINCY...PLYMOUTH 415 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHTER LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...20 TO 25 BELOW TONIGHT INTO THE MORNING MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ005-013-017-018-151715- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0900Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...TAUNTON...BROCKTON 415 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN-INTERIOR MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHTER LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...20 TO 25 BELOW TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ012-026-RIZ001>004-151715- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK 415 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHTER LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...25 TO 30 BELOW TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ004-151715- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG 415 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHTER LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...30 TO 35 BELOW TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ020-021-023-RIZ006>008-151715- /O.NEW.KBOX.WC.Y.0007.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0900Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-DUKES MA-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...VINEYARD HAVEN...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 415 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHTER LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...2 BELOW TO 24 ABOVE ZERO. * WIND CHILL READINGS...20 TO 25 BELOW TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ022-024-151715- /O.NEW.KBOX.WC.Y.0007.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 415 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHTER LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...3 TO 30 ABOVE. * WIND CHILL READINGS...15 TO 20 BELOW TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ RIZ005-151715- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BRISTOL 415 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...BRISTOL COUNTY RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS INCLUDING...HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHTER LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ CTZ004-151715- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ WINDHAM CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC 415 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING WITH WINDS INCREASING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL FOLLOW THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT WELL AFTER SNOWFALL ENDS. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...25 TO 30 BELOW TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ CTZ002-003-MAZ010-011-151715- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150215T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD 415 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT AND EASTERN HAMPSHIRE AND EASTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING WITH WINDS INCREASING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL FOLLOW THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT WELL AFTER SNOWFALL ENDS. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...25 TO 30 BELOW TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ002-003-008-009-151715- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150215T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD 415 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...FRANKLIN COUNTY...AS WELL AS WESTERN HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING WITH WINDS INCREASING. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL FOLLOW THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT WELL AFTER SNOWFALL ENDS. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...35 TO 40 BELOW TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. AS LOW AS 37 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. 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362 WWUS41 KBOX 151310 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 810 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS RHODE ISLAND THIS MORNING... MAZ006-007-014>016-019-152115- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE... BOSTON...QUINCY...PLYMOUTH 810 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES BUT LOCALIZED 18 TO 24 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATER THIS MORNING AND COME TO AN END BY MID AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 24 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ005-013-017-018-152115- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0900Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...TAUNTON...BROCKTON 810 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN-INTERIOR MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATER THIS MORNING AND COME TO AN END BY MID AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 24 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ012-026-RIZ001>004-152115- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK 810 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATER THIS MORNING AND COME TO AN END BY MID AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 29 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ004-152115- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG 810 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATER THIS MORNING AND COMING TO AN END BY MID AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 33 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ020-021-023-RIZ006>008-152115- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0900Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0007.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-DUKES MA-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...VINEYARD HAVEN...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 810 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHTER LATER THIS MORNING AND AND COME TO AN END BY MID AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...2 BELOW TO 20 ABOVE ZERO. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 22 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ022-024-152115- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0007.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 810 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN INTENSITY BY AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...3 TO 28 ABOVE. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 19 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ RIZ005-152115- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BRISTOL 810 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...BRISTOL COUNTY RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS INCLUDING...HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATER THIS MORNING AND COME TO AN END BY MID AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ CTZ004-152115- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ WINDHAM CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC 810 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END BY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL FOLLOW THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT WELL AFTER SNOWFALL ENDS. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 28 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ CTZ002-003-MAZ010-011-152115- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150215T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD 810 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT AND EASTERN HAMPSHIRE AND EASTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END BY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL FOLLOW THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT WELL AFTER SNOWFALL ENDS. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 28 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ002-003-008-009-152115- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150215T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD 810 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...FRANKLIN COUNTY...AS WELL AS WESTERN HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END BY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL FOLLOW THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT WELL AFTER SNOWFALL ENDS. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 37 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. 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691 WWUS41 KBOX 151421 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 921 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS RHODE ISLAND THIS MORNING... MAZ006-007-014>016-019-152230- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE... BOSTON...QUINCY...PLYMOUTH 921 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES BUT LOCALIZED 18 TO 24 INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATER THIS MORNING AND COME TO AN END BY MID AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 24 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ005-013-017-018-152230- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0900Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...TAUNTON...BROCKTON 921 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN-INTERIOR MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES BUT LOCALIZED 18 TO 24 INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATER THIS MORNING AND COME TO AN END BY MID AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 24 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ012-026-RIZ001>004-152230- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK 921 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATER THIS MORNING AND COME TO AN END BY MID AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 29 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ004-152230- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG 921 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATER THIS MORNING AND COMING TO AN END BY MID AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 33 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MAZ020-021-023-RIZ006>008-152230- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0900Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0007.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-DUKES MA-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...VINEYARD HAVEN...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT...BLOCK ISLAND 921 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 16 INCHES...BUT LOCALIZED 20 INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR NEW BEDFORD. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHTER LATER THIS MORNING AND AND COME TO AN END BY MID AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...2 BELOW TO 20 ABOVE ZERO. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 22 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ022-024-152230- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0007.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 921 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... POOR VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN INTENSITY BY AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...3 TO 28 ABOVE. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 19 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ RIZ005-152230- /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BRISTOL 921 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...BRISTOL COUNTY RHODE ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS INCLUDING...HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATER THIS MORNING AND COME TO AN END BY MID AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE THIS MORNING...BUT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING THIS MORNING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AT SOME LOCATIONS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ CTZ004-152230- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ WINDHAM CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC 921 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END BY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL FOLLOW THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT WELL AFTER SNOWFALL ENDS. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 28 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ CTZ002-003-MAZ010-011-152230- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150215T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD 921 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT AND EASTERN HAMPSHIRE AND EASTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END BY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL FOLLOW THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT WELL AFTER SNOWFALL ENDS. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 28 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ002-003-008-009-152230- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150215T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD 921 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...FRANKLIN COUNTY...AS WELL AS WESTERN HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END BY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL FOLLOW THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT WELL AFTER SNOWFALL ENDS. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 37 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. 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491 WWUS41 KBOX 151738 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1238 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO CENTRAL AND EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS RHODE ISLAND THIS MORNING... MAZ012-026-RIZ001>004-160145- /O.CAN.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK 1238 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 29 BELOW LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ004-160145- /O.CAN.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG 1238 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 33 BELOW LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ RIZ006>008-160145- /O.CAN.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0900Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0007.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 1238 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 22 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ RIZ005-160000- /O.CAN.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BRISTOL 1238 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...BRISTOL COUNTY RHODE ISLAND. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO EARLY THIS EVENING * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. && $$ MAZ005>007-013>019-160145- /O.EXT.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH 1238 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END EXCEPT FOR COASTAL PLYMOUTH COUNTY. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO EARLY THIS EVENING * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ACROSS CAPE AND ISLANDS. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 24 BELOW LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ020>024-160145- /O.EXT.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.Y.0007.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA- NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET 1238 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AS WELL AS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END EXCEPT FOR A FEW MORE INCHES EXPECTED ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO EARLY THIS EVENING * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ACROSS CAPE AND ISLANDS. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 22 BELOW LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ CTZ002-003-MAZ010-011-160145- /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD 1238 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT AND EASTERN HAMPSHIRE AND EASTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO EARLY THIS EVENING * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 28 BELOW LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ MAZ002-003-008-009-160145- /O.EXT.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD 1238 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...FRANKLIN COUNTY...AS WELL AS WESTERN HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO EARLY THIS EVENING * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 37 BELOW LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES...AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE && $$ CTZ004-160145- /O.CON.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150215T2100Z-150216T1300Z/ WINDHAM CT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC 1238 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END EXCEPT FOR COASTAL PLYMOUTH COUNTY. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 28 BELOW LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. 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012 WWUS41 KBOX 151942 WSWBOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 242 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...GROUND BLIZZARD ACROSS CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET WINDS DOWN THIS EVENING BUT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS... MAZ005>007-013>019-160345- /O.CAN.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0014.150215T1942Z-150216T0500Z/ /O.EXT.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150216T0000Z-150216T1500Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH 242 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...EAST COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING REDUCING VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...6 BELOW TO 16 ABOVE ZERO. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED. STAY INDOORS. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. QUARTER && $$ MAZ020-021-023-160345- /O.CAN.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0014.150215T1942Z-150216T0500Z/ /O.EXT.KBOX.WC.Y.0007.150216T0000Z-150216T1500Z/ SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-DUKES MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...VINEYARD HAVEN 242 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS..THE SOUTH COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS MARTHAS VINEYARD. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING REDUCING VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 22 BELOW TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ CTZ002>004-MAZ002-003-008>011-160345- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0014.150215T1942Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150216T0000Z-150216T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD... ORANGE...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD 242 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT AND EASTERN HAMPSHIRE AND EASTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING REDUCING VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 33 BELOW TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ MAZ004-012-026-RIZ001>004-160345- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0014.150215T1942Z-150216T0500Z/ /O.EXT.KBOX.WC.W.0002.150216T0000Z-150216T1500Z/ NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRE...FITCHBURG...MILFORD... WORCESTER...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK 242 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING REDUCING VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 31 BELOW TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ RIZ006>008-160345- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0014.150215T1942Z-150216T0500Z/ /O.EXT.KBOX.WC.Y.0007.150216T0000Z-150216T1500Z/ WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT... BLOCK ISLAND 242 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING REDUCING VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO THE EVENING. * VISIBILITIES...1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 23 BELOW TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ RIZ005-160345- /O.CAN.KBOX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.WW.Y.0014.150215T1942Z-150216T0500Z/ BRISTOL RI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BRISTOL 242 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...BRISTOL COUNTY RHODE ISLAND. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING REDUCING VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND/OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD RESULT IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. && $$ MAZ022-024-160345- /O.EXT.KBOX.WC.Y.0007.150216T0000Z-150216T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN... NANTUCKET 242 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END EXCEPT FOR A SNOW SHOWERS. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 22 BELOW TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TRAVEL SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AVOID TRAVELING DURING THE STORM IF POSSIBLE. A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND/OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ FRANK FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 13, 10:34 AM EST, 4 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 13, 10:34 AM EST, 4 hours 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1034 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE GREAT LAKES THIS AFTERNOON AND
BUILDS OVER THE WATERS TONIGHT. STRONG ARCTIC NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOW PRESSURE DIVING
SOUTH FROM ARCTIC CANADA WILL JUMP TO THE NEW ENGLAND COAST
SATURDAY NIGHT AND MAY BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR PARTS OF
COASTAL SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THIS IS FOLLOWED BY SOME OF THE
COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED BY
MIDWEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
LINGERING WIND CHILLS AROUND -15F MID MORNING...SO WE CONTINUED
THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES WITH A PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER
NEW ENGLAND CREATING A CHANNEL OF GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. THIS IS
MAINTAINING THE FLOW OF ARCTIC AIR INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THE
GRADIENT AND WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL HELP
DIMINISH THE WIND CHILL...BUT STILL COLD WITH VALUES AROUND ZERO
AND THE SINGLE NUMBERS BELOW ZERO.
MORNING SOUNDINGS SHOWED OUR MIXED LAYER UP TO 925 MB. TEMPS AT
925 MB ARE AROUND -17C TO -20C...WHICH WOULD SUPPORT MAX SFC TEMPS
ROUGHLY 5 TO 15F. THIS IS CLOSE TO EXISTING MAX TEMPS AND SO ONLY
MINOR CHANGES EXPECTED.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY/...
RADIATIONAL COOLING OVER A FRESH SNOWPACK SUGGEST MINIMUM SURFACE
TEMPERATURES WILL BE EVEN COLDER TONIGHT. THE BIG QUESTION REMAINS
HOW QUICKLY INCREASING MID AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE ARRIVES...
BRINGING AN END TO THE RADIATIONAL COOLING. CONSENSUS OF THE
13/00Z GUIDANCE SUGGEST CLOUDS INCREASE LATE TONIGHT. WE ARE
STILL FIGURING ON ZERO TO 10 BELOW ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND...EXCEPT FOR SINGLE NUMBERS ABOVE ZERO ALONG THE SOUTH
COAST.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
*/ HIGHLIGHTS...
- POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS E/SE-COASTAL MA
- STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS POTENTIALLY TO HURRICANE-FORCE!
- COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON EARLY NEXT WEEK
- ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM POSSIBLE BY MIDWEEK
*/ OVERVIEW...
CONTINUED PREFERENCE OF CONSENSUS OF FORECAST GUIDANCE EXHIBITING A
CLOSED LOW PATTERN ACROSS THE NE-CONUS UNDERGOING A NEGATIVE-TILT
WHILE INVOKING A STACKED LOW / BOMBOGENESIS ACROSS THE GULF OF MAINE
IN AREAS OF BETTER BAROCLINICITY.
*/ SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...
HEADLINES...
- EXPANDED THE BLIZZARD WATCH TO INCORPORATE ALL OF ESSEX CO MA
- WINTER STORM WATCH EXPANDED INTO NE CT
- STORM WATCH FOR ALL WATERS
- COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FOR E MA SHORELINE AND NANTUCKET
SYNOPSIS...
MID-LEVEL ARCTIC DISTURBANCE EVOLVES INTO A CLOSED LOW IN RESPONSE
TO THE AMPLIFYING ATTENDANT THERMAL WIND AS IT DIVES SE THROUGH THE
BROADER CYCLONIC FLOW. AN INITIAL SURFACE REFLECTION OF LOW PRESSURE
ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION QUICKLY TRANSITIONS SE AND OFFSHORE OF
NEW ENGLAND INTENSIFYING AND DIGGING THROUGH THE BASE OF THE PARENT
TROUGH AS THE THERMAL WIND STRENGTHENS. A NEGATIVE-TILT IS INVOKED
BENEATH WHICH THE SURFACE LOW IS CAPTURED AND BOMBS IMMEDIATELY E
AND OFFSHORE OF S NEW ENGLAND ACROSS THE GULF OF MAINE IN REGIONS OF
BETTER BAROCLINICITY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.
THOUGH THE PROXIMITY AND LOCATION OF THE STORM LOOKS TO RESULT IN
THE MAJORITY OF IMPACTS ACROSS THE NH / ME COASTLINES...SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS ARE STILL ANTICIPATED OVER MUCH OF E/SE-COASTAL NEW
ENGLAND. WILL HIT THE MAIN POINTS IN THE DISCUSSION BELOW...
1) SNOWFALL...
- SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL.
AS THE LOW TRANSITIONS OFFSHORE S OF NEW ENGLAND AND AMPLIFY EXPECT
AN INITIAL OVER-RUNNING SETUP AS S-FLOW ASCENDS ALONG AND AHEAD OF
THE H85-7 CLOSED LOW. A BAROCLINIC-LEAF PATTERN BENEATH DIFFLUENCE
ALOFT YIELDING A LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW.
EVALUATING AGEOSTROPHIC FLOW / SURFACE WIND PATTERN...ISALLOBARIC
WINDS ARE LIKELY TO DRIVE ARCTIC AIR S ACROSS THE INTERIOR WITH AN
OFFSHORE COMPONENT OFF THE GULF OF MAINE ACROSS SE MA. COULD BE A
PERIOD LATE SATURDAY WHERE A COASTAL-FRONT SETUP COULD RESULT IN
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. SREF-DERIVED PROBABILISTIC IMPACTS HINT AT
1- INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES AND VISIBILITIES AT OR LESS THAN
HALF A MILE SATURDAY EVENING.
LOOKING AT AMOUNTS AROUND 3-6 INCHES DURING THE TIMEFRAME...HIGHEST
OVER THE E/SE-HALF OF S NEW ENGLAND. THINK IT WILL BE MOSTLY AN ALL-
SNOW EVENT. NOT EXPECTING MUCH IN THE WAY OF WIND SO NO BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW. THINKING A FLUFFY SNOW WITH SNOW-TO-LIQUID RATIOS
OF AROUND 12:1 TO 15:1.
- MIDNIGHT INTO SUNDAY...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWBANDING.
WITH BOMBOGENESIS INTO THE GULF OF MAINE...LOW PRESSURE STACKS AHEAD
OF WHICH THE S-FETCH OF THE WARM-MOIST CONVEYER BELT STRENGTHENS AS
IT ISENTROPICALLY ASCENDS AND CYCLONICALLY TROWALS REARWARD TOWARDS
THE W/NW-QUADRANT OF THE H85-7 CLOSED LOW ALONG THE 275-285K THETA
SURFACES. COMBINATION OF H8-6 MID-LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS / DEFORMATION
YIELDS MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWBANDING ROUGHLY PARALLEL TO THE E/SE-
COASTLINE OF NEW ENGLAND CENTERED AROUND SUNDAY MORNING INTO MIDDAY
TIMEFRAME. PER 13.0Z NAM/GFS BUFKIT PROFILES...DEEP-LAYER VERTICAL
LIFT NOTED THRU THE DENDRITIC GROWTH ZONE NEIGHBORED WITH POTENTIAL
INSTABILITY /-EPV/.
SKEPTICAL AND UNCERTAIN ON THE SNOWBANDING. EXACTLY WHERE IT SETS UP
IS TOUGH TO SAY. GOOD QUESTION BY THE PRIOR FORECASTER AS TO WHETHER
THE UPPER-LEVEL CUTOFF CAPTURES THE SURFACE LOW...IF PERHAPS IT DOES
BUT FAR E JUST ENOUGH TO KEEP THE BETTER BANDING OFFSHORE. LOTS OF
WIGGLE ROOM AND UNCERTAINTY. AS WE HAVE SEEN THIS WINTER...WITH ANY
SNOWBANDING A JUXTAPOSITION OF 50 MILES MAKES FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW-
FALL OUTCOMES. CONSENSUS OF FORECAST GUIDANCE AND EVALUATION OF SREF
PROBABILISTIC IMPACTS WEIGH THE GREATEST CONFIDENCE OF HEAVY SNOW-
BANDING ALONG AND PARALLEL TO THE E-NEW ENGLAND COASTLINE FROM NE MA
UP THROUGH MAINE. OF CERTAINTY IS THE LIKELIHOOD OF A WELL-DEFINED/
SHARP E-W GRADIENT OF SNOWFALL ACROSS S NEW ENGLAND ESPECIALLY WHEN
EXPECTING A COMMA-HEAD FLOW W OF WHICH ISENTROPIC FLOW WILL BE DOWN-
SLOPING. WITHIN EXPECTED MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWBAND...OF CERTAINTY
THERE WILL BE SNOWFALL RATES OF 1-2 INCHES / HOUR WITH VISIBILITIES
OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS. THUNDERSNOW ALSO POSSIBLE. ONCE AGAIN THE
KEY TO THIS FORECAST IS THE POSITIONING OF THE H85-7 CLOSED LOW AND
WHETHER IT IS CAPTURED CLOSE ENOUGH TO SHORE.
BASED ON A FORECAST CONSENSUS LOOKING AT AMOUNTS AROUND 8-12 INCHES
ALONG A NARROW CORRIDOR / COASTAL FRONT CLOSE TO E/SE-COASTAL NEW
ENGLAND. WHILE IT WAS SPECULATED THAT THE BETTER SNOWBANDING LOOKS
TO OCCUR FROM NE MA ON UP INTO MAINE...IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE IT COULD
EXTEND AS FAR S AS THE CAPE.
COUPLED WITH AN ANTICIPATED STRONG ISALLOBARIC RESPONSE OF LOW-LEVEL
WINDS /MORE ON THAT LATER/ ARCTIC AIR N AND W DRAWN INTO THE STORM
WILL RESULT IN A NON-DIURNAL FALLING TEMPERATURE TREND THRU SUNDAY
MAKING FOR A VERY LIGHT AND FLUFFY SNOW WITH SNOW-TO-LIQUID RATIOS
OF 20:1 NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION...SNOW THAT WILL EASILY BLOW AND
DRIFT WITH EXPECTED STRONG WINDS.
ENOUGH CONFIDENCE GAINED TO EXPAND THE BLIZZARD WATCH INTO THE REST
OF ESSEX COUNTY MA...WITH THE WINTER STORM WATCH EXPANDED INTO NE CT
2) WINDS...
- SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS AROUND MIDDAY SUNDAY.
- HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION!
A CONSENSUS OF FORECAST GUIDANCE HAS ROUGHLY A 970 MB SURFACE LOW
SITUATED ROUGHLY 50-100 MILES NE OF PROVINCETOWN MA AROUND MIDDAY
SUNDAY...A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF WHICH IS TYPICALLY OBSERVED WITH
CATEGORY 2 HURRICANES! THIS SIGNIFIES THE POSSIBILITY OF EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS WINDS WHICH WOULD CAUSE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE / WIDESPREAD
POWER OUTAGES. HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION AND
CERTAINLY POSSIBLE ACROSS E/SE-COASTAL NEW ENGLAND...ESPECIALLY CAPE
ANN / CAPE COD...AROUND SUNDAY MIDDAY.
OTHERWISE...13.0Z BUFKIT PROFILES SHOW STEEPENING LAPSE RATES TO H9
IN RESPONSE TO THE DRAW OF ARCTIC AIR INTO THE STORM AND FORECAST
NON-DIURNAL TREND IN TEMPERATURES SUNDAY. WINDS EXCEEDING BLIZZARD
CRITERIA OVER ALL OF S NEW ENGLAND HIGHLY LIKELY. BIG QUESTION IS
WHERE BLIZZARD CRITERIA IS MET IN WHERE VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A
QUARTER OF A MILE ARE OBSERVED FOR AT LEAST 3-HOURS. FEEL THIS IS
THE CASE FOR ALL OF ESSEX COUNTY AND HAVE EXPANDED THE BLIZZARD
WATCH ACCORDINGLY.
HELD OFF ON WIND HEADLINES FOR NOW...BUT BASED ON A CONSENSUS BLEND
WITH AN IN-HOUSE MIX-DOWN TOOL...WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF S NEW ENGLAND AT OR EXCEEDING WIND ADVISORY
CRITERIA...WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS ACROSS E/SE-COASTAL LOCALES THAT
REACH HIGH-WIND WARNING CRITERIA.
KEY TO THE FORECAST IS THE PROXIMITY OF THE LOW CENTER TO S NEW
ENGLAND AS WELL AS ITS AREAL WIND PROFILE EXTENT...WHETHER IT BE
BROAD OR CONDENSED AROUND THE CORE OF THE STORM.
3) COASTAL FLOODING...
PLEASE SEE THE COASTAL FLOODING SECTION BELOW.
*/ INTO NEXT WEEK...
SOME OF THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON IN WAKE OF THE WEEKEND STORM.
H925 TEMPERATURES DOWN AS LOW AS -25C. COMBINED WITH THE ISALLOBARIC
RESPONSE OF THE WINDS...MUCH OF THE REGION LIKELY TO SEE WIND CHILL
VALUES 15 DEGREES BELOW-ZERO WITH THE HIGH TERRAIN 25 BELOW OR LESS.
LOWS WELL BELOW-ZERO FOR MOST LOCATIONS WITH HIGHS STRUGGLING TO
GET INTO THE TEENS. WIND CHILL HEADLINES LIKELY.
TOWARDS MIDWEEK...INDICATIONS ON AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SHIFTING
FURTHER S LEAVING US ON THE COLD-SIDE OF THE GUIDANCE. UNCERTAINTY
FOR THIS PERIOD...BUT AS IT IS FORECASTED RIGHT NOW...COULD BE
SEEING ANOTHER PERIOD OF SNOW.
&&
.AVIATION /15Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...
LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT.
MODERATE...30 TO 60 PERCENT.
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT.
12Z UPDATE...NO MAJOR CHANGES.
SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...MODERATE-HIGH CONFIDENCE. VFR.
DIMINISHING NORTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LIGHT WINDS
TONIGHT. OCEAN-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ALONG OR EAST OF THE OUTER
CAPE WITH MVFR CIGS/VSBYS...SHIFTING OUT TO SEA THIS
AFTERNOON/EVENING.
KBOS TAF...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN TAF.
KBDL TAF...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN TAF.
OUTLOOK...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING...MODERATE CONFIDENCE.
DETERIORATING CONDITIONS WITH -SN/SN SPREADING ACROSS THE TERMINALS.
MVFR-LIFR CIGS AND VSBYS...WORST TOWARDS EVENING. ACCUMS AROUND 3-6
INCHES. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AT FIRST GRADUALLY BACKING OUT OF THE N.
SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE.
STORM INTENSIFYING OFFSHORE. N-WINDS INCREASING 40-50 KTS ACROSS
MUCH OF S NEW ENGLAND WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 KTS ACROSS E/SE-COASTAL
TERMINALS WHERE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND +SN/BLSN MORE LIKELY.
BLIZZARD WATCHES. STRONGEST WINDS AROUND MIDDAY SUNDAY. IFR-VLIFR.
AIRPORT WEATHER WARNINGS LIKELY TO BE NEEDED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND
PERHAPS SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR.
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE.
CONDITIONS IMPROVING TO VFR. MVFR MAY LINGER ACROSS CAPE/ISLANDS.
BLUSTERY NW-WINDS 30-40 KTS WILL GRADUALLY RELAX THROUGH THE PERIOD.
&&
.MARINE...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...
LOW...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT.
MODERATE...30 TO 60 PERCENT.
HIGH...GREATER THAN 60THROUGH TONIGHT PERCENT.
SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...HIGH CONFIDENCE.
NORTHWEST WINDS OVER THE WATERS WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 KNOTS. AS HIGH
PRESSURE APPROACHES THE WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. GALE
WARNINGS WILL BE COMING DOWN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON ON ALL WATERS.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LINGER THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND AT
LEAST THE FIRST PART OF THE NIGHT DUE TO AFTERNOON WINDS AND DUE
TO SEAS TONIGHT.
MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY WILL CONTINUE TO BE A FACTOR THIS
AFTERNOON. EXPECT THIS TO DIMINISH AS THE WIND LESSENS LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MAIN CHANGE WILL BE FOUND IN THE LONG TERM/OUTLOOK PERIOD.
OUTLOOK...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING...MODERATE CONFIDENCE.
DETERIORATING CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SPREADING
ACROSS THE WATERS. EXPECT RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITIES. WINDS WILL
BE LIGHT AT FIRST GRADUALLY BACKING OUT OF THE N RESULTING IN A
GRADUAL INCREASE IN WAVE HEIGHTS.
SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE.
UPDATE FOR 10 AM PACKAGE...BASED ON EXPECTED WINDS ON OUR EASTERN
WATERS AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM SUNDAY...WE HAVE UPGRADED THE
STORM WATCH THERE TO A HURRICANE FORCE WIND WATCH. THIS INCLUDES
THE EASTERN PARTS OF NANTUCKET SOUND AND CAPE COD BAY.
STORM INTENSIFYING OFFSHORE ROUGHLY 50-100NM NE OF PROVINCETOWN
MA. N-WINDS INCREASING TO STORM-FORCE TOWARDS MIDDAY GENERATING
SEAS IN EXCESS OF 20 FEET ON THE OUTER WATERS. STORM WATCHES
ISSUED FOR ALL WATERS. SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY ESPECIALLY
OVER THE E WATERS. EXPECTING VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS. COLDER
ARCTIC AIR SWEEPING OUT OVER THE WATERS IN COMBINATION WITH THE
WAVES WILL MAKE FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. FREEZING
SPRAY HEADLINES WILL BE NEEDED.
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...MODERATE CONFIDENCE.
THOUGH THE STORM LIFTS OUT...NW-WINDS BACKING BEHIND THE STORM WILL
REMAIN IN EXCESS OF GALE FORCE. COMBINED WITH GRADUALLY RELAXING
WAVE HEIGHTS THOUGH HIGH AND SOME OF THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON
BUILDING OVER THE WATERS...MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY REMAINS
POSSIBLE DURING THE INITIAL PORTION OF THE PERIOD...DIMINISHING
THROUGH MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WATERS. FREEZING
SPRAY HEADLINES LIKELY TO CONTINUE.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
THIS STORM MAY HAVE SOME COASTAL IMPACTS. INITIAL THINKING IS A RISK
OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WITH POCKETS OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING
ALONG THE MASSACHUSETTS EAST COAST. AT THIS TIME...THE REACH OF
COASTLINE FROM SALISBURY TO CAPE ANN...INCLUDING THE PLUM ISLAND
AREA...LOOKS TO BE MOST AT RISK FOR UP TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING
AND SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION. SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS ALSO A
CONCERN FOR THE CAPE COD BAY SHORELINE FROM SANDWICH TO DENNIS.
THERE IS A RISK OF SOME OVERWASH ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE INCLUDING
HULL...SCITUATE AND MARSHFIELD DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SURGE AND
WAVES. THE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE IS AROUND 730 AM SUNDAY ALONG THE
MASSACHUSETTS EAST COAST. IT IS NOT PARTICULARLY HIGH...10.1 FEET AT
BOSTON HARBOR. ANTICIPATING A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 2.5 FEET...PROBABLY
HIGHEST SALISBURY TO CAPE ANN...AND WAVES APPROACHING 20 FEET JUST
OFFSHORE FOR THE SUNDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE. THIS EVENT IS NOT
CHARACTERIZED BY A LONG DURATION BUT DO ANTICIPATE A FAIRLY RAPID
INCREASE IN SURGE AND SEAS DUE TO THE EXPECTED RAPID CYCLOGENESIS.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING FOR CTZ003-004.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
CTZ002>004.
MA...BLIZZARD WATCH FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
FOR MAZ006-007-015-016-019-022-024.
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON FOR MAZ007-019-022-024.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING FOR MAZ004-005-012>014-017-018-020-021-023-026.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR MAZ003-
004-010>012.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR MAZ002-
008-009.
RI...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING FOR RIZ001>007.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR RIZ001.
MARINE...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR
ANZ231>235-237-250-251-254>256.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR ANZ232>235-237-
256.
HURRICANE FORCE WIND WATCH FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR ANZ231-232-250-254-255.
STORM WATCH FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
FOR ANZ230-233>237-251-256.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR ANZ230.
GALE WARNING UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR ANZ231-250-251-254-255.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR ANZ236.
&&
SYNOPSIS...WTB/BELK/SIPPRELL
NEAR TERM...WTB/BELK/SIPPRELL
SHORT TERM...BELK
LONG TERM...SIPPRELL
AVIATION...BELK/SIPPRELL
MARINE...WTB/BELK/SIPPRELL
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 13, 2:04 PM EST, 1 hour 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 204 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 CTZ002-MAZ002-003-008>011-RIZ008-141915- HARTFORD CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 204 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...POTENTIAL FOR WINTER STORM CONDITIONS WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS THE LIKELY ISSUES. SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...WIND CHILL VALUES OF -15 TO -30 BELOW IN SPOTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ006-015-016-141915- WESTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- 204 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. BLIZZARD WATCH. SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...WIND CHILL VALUES OF -15 TO -20 BELOW IN SPOTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MAZ007-019-022-024-141915- EASTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-NANTUCKET MA- 204 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. BLIZZARD WATCH. COASTAL FLOOD WATCH. SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...WIND CHILL VALUES OF -10 TO -20 BELOW IN SPOTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CTZ003-004-MAZ004-005-012>014-017-018-020-021-023-026-RIZ001>007- 141915- TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-DUKES MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- 204 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...WIND CHILL VALUES OF -15 TO -25 BELOW IN SPOTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ234-141915- BUZZARDS BAY- 204 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ231-232-250-254-255-141915- CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- 204 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HURRICANE FORCE WIND WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ233-235-237-251-256-141915- VINEYARD SOUND-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 204 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ230-236-141915- BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY- 204 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 3:18 PM EST | Blizzard Warning | BOX | Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington | 49 hr |
| Feb 13, 4:13 AM EST | Coastal Flood Watch | BOX | Barnstable, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth | 12 hr |
| Feb 13, 10:00 AM EST | Hurricane Force Wind Watch | BOX | 19 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:07 PM EST | Coastal Flood Warning | BOX | Barnstable, Essex, Norfolk, Plymouth | 43 hr |
| Feb 13, 4:07 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | BOX | Nantucket, Norfolk, Suffolk | 43 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.